Adaptation of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) oviposition behavior in response to humidity and diet

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 959-964

  Canyon, D V ^a   Hii, J L K ^a   Muller R ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Behavior; Humidity; Oviposition; Survival

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

DIET; FECUNDITY; FLY; HUMIDITY; OVIPOSITION; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DIET; EGG LAYING; FERTILITY; HUMIDITY; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032806589     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00085-2     Document Type: Article

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